Supreme Court stays Madras HC order directing ban on cow slaughter in Tamil Nadu
The Supreme Court of India has stayed a Madras High Court order that had directed the Tamil Nadu government to implement a blanket ban on cow slaughter across the state. The apex court intervened after the state government argued that existing laws regulate slaughterhouses rather than imposing a total prohibition on the practice.
The Supreme Court on Monday (July 13, 2026) stayed a May 27 order of the Madras High Court directing the Tamil Nadu government to immediately enforce a State-wide ban on cow slaughter by implementing a government order dated August 30, 1976, which prohibits cow slaughter in the interest of milk production and the improvement of the rural economy.
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